The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are a franchise that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL), a cricketing league held annually in India. The team is based in the eastern city of Kolkata, West Bengal. Its jersey colour is purple and gold. KKR have been crowned IPL champions twice, in 2012 and 2014. The team is captained by Dinesh Karthik More
The tearaway pacer is set for his KKR debut after missing last season due to a hip injury and Sunil Narine feels he has the ingredients to become the franchise's next X-factor.
Gautam Gambhir has faced the wrath of one and all after India’s 0-2 Test home whitewash against South Africa that came a year after the unprecedented 0-3 home series defeat to New Zealand.
Andre Russell will be seen in a new role for KKR in the forthcoming season.
KKR Retention List IPL 2026: The team took a big decision by letting go of talented all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer and seasoned T20 star Andre Russell.
KKR had recently announced Abhishek Nayar as the head coach for the next season. This is their second big announcement in terms of coaching and support staff.
Gautam Gambhir before taking the role as India's head coach was associated with Kolkata Knight Riders, the Indian Premier League franchise co-owned by the actor.
IPL 2026: The 43-year-old, who played three ODIs for India, is well respected as a personal coach and has worked in an individual capacity with players like Rohit, KL, DK to name a few apart from his own find Raghuvanshi.
Considering the strong friendship of Rohit Sharma, Abhishek Nayar and also the fact that KKR recently posted on social media, supporters immediately started imagining that the batter would join KKR.
Abhishek Nayar has previously been part of the KKR coaching setup and had rejoined the franchise in the previous season after losing his job as Team India's assistant coach.
Shreyas Iyer opened up about what worked for him at Punjab Kings and made blunt comparison with his stint as a leader at Kolkata Knight Riders.
Sanju Samson would be a good fit at KKR, taking over the gloves and creating an additional overseas space by filling in for Rahmanullah Gurbaz or Quinton de Kock.
"Mr. Chandrakant Pandit has decided to explore new opportunities and will not continue as Head Coach of Kolkata Knight Riders," KKR said in a post shared on 'X'.
With KKR stacked with talent, Shubman Gill was forced to bat lower down the order, mostly at No. 6 and 7 the entire season.
Kolkata Knight Riders were not pleased with the rule change introduced in the middle of the tournament.
Virat Kohli chose to hang his boots from the game's longest format on Monday, and the intention is to honor his Test legacy.
Despite entering the season with a strong core and a good looking squad, KKR have faltered. Here's a look at where it all went wrong for the defending champions:
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KKR vs CSK 2025, IPL Match Highlights: Chennai Super Kings defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by two wickets at Eden Gardens.
KKR vs CSK, IPL 2025: The last time the two met earlier in the season saw Kolkata Knight Riders emerge victorious and they will hope to repeat the feat in the must-win affair.
Since that DC clash, every game is a must-win for KKR. If they win their remaining matches, they could reach 17 points, which might be enough to qualify for the playoffs.
KKR vs RR 2025, IPL Match Highlights: Kolkata Knight Riders beat Rajasthan Royals by 1 run to stay alive in the tournament.
One of the reasons why KKR couldn't retain the likes of Phil Salt and/or Mitchell Starc was that they had decided to break the bank for Venkatesh Iyer at the mega auction.
DC vs KKR Highlights, IPL 2025: Here are the top highlights from the IPL encounter between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders...
For one moment it did feel that Mitchell Starc completed his hat-trick as he appealed for a caught behind and Faf du Plessis, then in charge of DC, called for the review.
DC vs KKR 2025, IPL Match Highlights: Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Delhi Capitals by 14 runs in a thrilling showdown at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday.